I remember the first time I ever did connect the dots was when I was in first grade. We were learning to write the alphabet, but what I really needed to learn was how to hold that huge pencil…Do you remember those? They were as big around as  a redwood tree, and supposedly, when you learn to write by connecting the dots, you should have quality penmanship. But today my penmanship can be described as “Lower-Alabama Hieroglyphics.”

A few years ago my daughter Gabrielle had a connect-the-dots book, and it was awesome. Each page consisted of 1,000 dots that, when connected, depicted the face of an iconic historical figure, such as Einstein, John Kennedy, etcetera. 

 When Gabrielle finished her first page of 1,000 dots, I was astounded…there was the youthful face of Judy Garland. I thought about how every page in her book had the same number of dots, yet every picture was totally different. The individual dots looked the same, but the difference was in the placement of the dots. Of course, the dots are placed where they are by a master artist and designer.

That is also true in life. God, the Master Artist and Designer of our life, has plans more beautiful than we can imagine. Sometimes we find ourselves asking what the next move is or what the purpose is in a particular circumstance. Although at times life’s moments don't seem to connect and it is hard to see the big picture, as we follow His word daily, step by step, it starts coming together. Before God framed the universe, He had a unique plan for your life…dot by dot. 

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